What color is #BFC1C7?

#BFC1C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BFC1C7?

The RGB value is 191, 193, 199: 191 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BFC1C7?

The complementary color is #C7C5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BFC1C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BFC1C7 color

#BFC1C7 rgb(191, 193, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BFC1C7 is a light gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 75.7% green and 78% blue (191, 193, 199).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 7% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Moonwalk (#BEBEC4), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.67:1).

#BFC1C7 color codes

HEX	`#BFC1C7`
RGB	`rgb(191, 193, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(74.9%, 75.7%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 7%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 4%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 3%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.08, 0.44, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.08, 3.28, 277.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.863, 53.34, 61.638)`
Decimal	`12566983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BFC1C7, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BFC1C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BFC1C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BFC1C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bfc1c7; }
.text { color: #bfc1c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfc1c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(191 193 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bfc1c7, #c1bfc7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Silver.

Questions

What color is #BFC1C7?: #BFC1C7 is a light gray, closest to the named color Moonwalk. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BFC1C7?: The RGB value is 191, 193, 199: 191 red, 193 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BFC1C7?: The complementary color is #C7C5BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BFC1C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.